Harry Vearle Payne
Harry Vearle Payne | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office April 6, 1978 – July 20, 1983 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office 1964–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Waldo Henry Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Howard C. Bratton |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| In office March 27, 1963 – April 6, 1978 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Carl Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Santiago E. Campos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Vearle Payne September 6, 1908 read law |
Harry Vearle Payne (September 6, 1908 – July 20, 1983) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Education and career
Born in
read law to enter the bar in 1934 and raised his family in the Lordsburg area of southwestern New Mexico, entering private practice in Lordsburg from 1934 to 1957, and serving as city attorney of Lordsburg from 1936 to 1955.[1] He served many years in the New Mexico Legislature as a senator and state representative, and as Speaker of the House from 1945 to 1947.[1] He was a District Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of New Mexico from 1957 to 1963.[2]
Federal judicial service
On February 18, 1963, at the recommendation of New Mexico
Clinton Presba Anderson,[1] Payne was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico vacated by Judge Carl Hatch. Payne was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 1963, and received his commission on March 27, 1963. He served as Chief Judge from 1964 to 1978, assuming senior status on April 6, 1978 and serving in that capacity until his death on July 20, 1983.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History - Chapter VII New Mexico: The Territorial and District Courts" (PDF).
- ^ a b Harry Vearle Payne at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Harry Vearle Payne at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.